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In a wash of frowning newsreaders, red arrows and general gloom, GAME was a shining light, beating expectations for the retail market and being one of the few chains to turn a profit. Sure, it is benefitting from the potency of the games industry and is very much the first …

How does the Gem of 25 years ago differ from the Gem today?Chris Peacock: We started off on a marketing stall selling games from the back of a lorry, now we’re a 400-plus million group. From that point of view, there’s no real comparison between the two businesses. We’re part …

The developers of the excellent Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which has been a big hit in the UK and Europe over the last six months, have confirmed at GDC that the sequel will be released in the West. Level 5, which has developed a trilogy of Layton games …

GDC 09: Developer Level 5 reveals surprise hit's sequels will make it to the West

Activision’s internal studio Infinity Ward debuted the first trailer for its Call of Duty Modern Warfare sequel at GDC today. The reveal came at the end of the Game Developers Choice Awards. Modern Warfare 2 is a direct sequel to the best-selling and arguably the biggest game of the current …

GDC 09: Developer event used to promote Modern Warfare 2

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GDC 09: East/West panel reveals shared and different experiences on either side of the cultural divide

GDC 09: Celebrated designer lets slip details when quizzed at GDC panel

GDC 09: Format holder boss tries to dispell 'myths' of Wii and DS development